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Of the 15 to make predictions for the Final between the Bruins and St. Louis Blues, which starts with Game 1 at TD Garden on Saturday (8 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS), nine picked to Bruins to win it all and six believe Rask will take home the Conn Smythe. Of course, the 2019…

The Blues advanced to their first Cup Final since 1970 with a 5-1 win against the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 of the Western Conference Final at Enterprise Center on Tuesday. The Bruins have been waiting to learn their opponent since Thursday, when they finished a four-game sweep of the Carolina Hurricanes with a…

NEW YORK -- John Davidson envisions a day soon when New York Rangers fans are sending chants through Madison Square Garden for either Jack Hughes or Kaapo Kakko. "Those kids are special," Davidson said Wednesday after the press conference to introduce him as Rangers president. The Rangers, who have the No. 2 pick in the…

The Coaches Room is a regular feature throughout the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs by one of four former NHL coaches and assistants who will turn their critical gaze to the game and explain it through the lens of a teacher. David Marcoux, Paul MacLean, Don Nachbaur and Gord Murphy will take turns providing insight. In…

The Boston Bruins will play in the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in the past nine seasons, and as much as they lean on their stars and have received great goaltending from Tuukka Rask, they wouldn't have gotten this far if not for strong performances from their supporting cast. The popular view of…

BOSTON -- The TV went on and off, on and off, a desire to get to sleep pushing David Backes' finger to turn off the power, and his curiosity and anticipation pushing that finger to turn it back on. He didn't want to ponder what was happening on his TV screen, as his former team played…

ST. LOUIS -- Joe Thornton didn't want it to end this way again. He didn't want to be on the wrong end of a 5-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues in Game 6 of the Western Conference Final at Enterprise Center on Tuesday. He didn't want to be going home while the Blues advanced…

ST. LOUIS -- Erik Karlsson, Joe Pavelski and Tomas Hertl each played a critical role for the San Jose Sharks throughout the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs. Missing just one of those players was going to make their chances of advancing to the Stanley Cup Final difficult. Missing all three proved too much to…

The Blues, last in the NHL on Jan. 3, eliminated the San Jose Sharks with a 5-1 win in Game 6 of the Western Conference Final at Enterprise Center on Tuesday. In the final minutes, the fans stood and chanted, "We want the Cup!" St. Louis is going to the Stanley Cup Final for the…

The St. Louis Blues will play the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Final. The Blues advanced to the Cup Final for the first time since 1970 with a 5-1 win against the San Jose Sharks in Game 6 of the Western Conference Final on Tuesday. "It's just unbelievable where we were the beginning of…